There are frequent adaptations for the American alligator. In adding, the alligator has been described as a living fossil from the era of reptiles, having survived on earth for 200 million years. A standard adult American alligator weight and length is 800 pounds (360 kg) and 13 feet (4.0 m) long, but can develop to 14.5 feet (4.4 m) long and weigh 1,032 pounds (468 kg).
According to the Everglades National Park website, the major alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches (5.3 m), though according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site the Florida state evidence for length is a 14 feet 5/8 inches (4.28 m) male from Lake Monroe in Seminole County. The Chinese alligator is lesser, seldom exceeding 7 feet (2.1 m) in length. Alligators have a standard of 75 teeth.
Great male alligators are private, protective animals. Smaller alligators can often be found in huge numbers in close nearness to each other. The largest of the species (both males and females), will defend prime territory; smaller alligators have an upper tolerance of other alligators within a similar size class. Although alligators have a heavy body and a slow metabolism, they are able of short bursts of speed, especially in very short lunges. Alligator chief victim is smaller animals that they can kill and eat with a single bite.
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An Alligator is a crocodilian in the species Alligator of the relatives Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto the Spanish term for lizard, the name by which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. Baby alligators have an egg tooth that helps them search out out of their egg from end to end hatching time. The alligator is wicked for its bone crushing bite. The alligator also have a dangerous flat tail to push them onward while they swim.
An Alligator is a crocodilian in the species Alligator of the relatives Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto the Spanish term for lizard, the name by which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. Baby alligators have an egg tooth that helps them search out out of their egg from end to end hatching time. The alligator is wicked for its bone crushing bite. The alligator also have a dangerous flat tail to push them onward while they swim.
